unions
Unionists make citizens’ arrest of insurance CEOs
March 9, 2010Thousands of unionists and their allies marched on and surrounded the hotel where the nation's health insurance firms were meeting, demanding a citizens' arrest of company CEOs.
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The real impediments to good schools
March 5, 2010Blaming teachers' unions for the "failure" of public education is at best a red herring, at worst a cynical way to sow division.
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Worker rights are key to economic recovery, union leaders say
March 5, 2010ORLANDO, Fla. - The economy cannot truly recover unless the United States moves out of "the dark ages" in the area of workers' rights, top labor leaders said here this week.
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Taking aim at Wall Street, labor launches Week of Action for jobs
March 4, 2010The nation's labor movement will hold picket lines and rallies in front of banks and financial institutions in 200 cities March 15-20, under the banner "Good Jobs Now, Make Wall Street Pay."
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Obama administration giving only verbal support for Employee Free Choice
March 4, 2010Responses to questions to Labor Secretary Hilda Solis at a top labor meeting indicate that the White House is not actively pushing the Employee Free Choice Act.
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